Thursday, October 26, 2006
It's a Girl
I won’t publish the latest ultrasound, but my grandbaby is a girl. This has aroused quite a bit of discussion as to what the little princess’s name will be. The father and grandfather of the dainty diva have been lightheartedly teasing the distaff side of the family with their ideas of fitting monikers.
My son began the banter by labeling the recent ultrasound, “LaTisha”. His father responded by saying his top names for the child would be “Foxy” or “Shenequah”. My son parlayed the name Condoleeza, which his father matched with Georgia. Then my husband got serious, or rather got seriously flippant.
Our family has long been amused over an apocryphal story about a mother seeking names for her twin boys, and deciding on Orangelo and Lemongelo after seeing orange and lemon Jello boxes in her cupboard. In light of this, my husband said he went to our cupboard for inspiration for our Little Miss’s name, and came up with the following:
• Marjoram (perfect spice girl name, needs no tweaking)
• Rosemary (another spice girl name, but perhaps a little too mainstream)
• Nesquikness (perfect name for an aspiring point guard )
• Nonpareil (evokes excellence and incomparable qualities )
• LaFondue (similar to Kip's girlfriend in Napoleon Dynamite, but different enough to avoid plagiarism accusations.)
He also proposed the traditional Utah Mormon custom of chopping up the parents' names and reassembling the pieces to form the child's name, and suggested:
• Lindael
• Chaelsey (pronounced Chelsey for conventionality)
• Michsey or Mikesey
So far none of the afore-mentioned names have won the heart of the mother, who we all know will (and rightly should) have a big say in the final decision. And as long as she doesn’t like the names Coco, Apple, or Moxie Crimefighter, I’m sure I’ll be pleased with our own little celebrity’s name.
My son began the banter by labeling the recent ultrasound, “LaTisha”. His father responded by saying his top names for the child would be “Foxy” or “Shenequah”. My son parlayed the name Condoleeza, which his father matched with Georgia. Then my husband got serious, or rather got seriously flippant.
Our family has long been amused over an apocryphal story about a mother seeking names for her twin boys, and deciding on Orangelo and Lemongelo after seeing orange and lemon Jello boxes in her cupboard. In light of this, my husband said he went to our cupboard for inspiration for our Little Miss’s name, and came up with the following:
• Marjoram (perfect spice girl name, needs no tweaking)
• Rosemary (another spice girl name, but perhaps a little too mainstream)
• Nesquikness (perfect name for an aspiring point guard )
• Nonpareil (evokes excellence and incomparable qualities )
• LaFondue (similar to Kip's girlfriend in Napoleon Dynamite, but different enough to avoid plagiarism accusations.)
He also proposed the traditional Utah Mormon custom of chopping up the parents' names and reassembling the pieces to form the child's name, and suggested:
• Lindael
• Chaelsey (pronounced Chelsey for conventionality)
• Michsey or Mikesey
So far none of the afore-mentioned names have won the heart of the mother, who we all know will (and rightly should) have a big say in the final decision. And as long as she doesn’t like the names Coco, Apple, or Moxie Crimefighter, I’m sure I’ll be pleased with our own little celebrity’s name.
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Continuing with names from the spice rack, the following might appeal to the expectant mom:
Ginger (unfortunately it reminds one of Gilligan's Island)
Meg
Poppy (I actually met a young lady with this name)
Pepper.
Paprika is best left as the name of a character on "Blues Clues."
A very interesting name I heard several years ago was Heidal. It derives from the names of two of Tevye's daughters(Hodal and Tzeitel) in "Fiddler on the Roof."
All the best to Mom and Dad!
Ginger (unfortunately it reminds one of Gilligan's Island)
Meg
Poppy (I actually met a young lady with this name)
Pepper.
Paprika is best left as the name of a character on "Blues Clues."
A very interesting name I heard several years ago was Heidal. It derives from the names of two of Tevye's daughters(Hodal and Tzeitel) in "Fiddler on the Roof."
All the best to Mom and Dad!
Would you believe I actually thought of the combining names things when I was dreaming up baby names? (long ago.) But Kevol wasn't acceptable, and Carin was cute, but I didn't have any more girls. I don't think it's just a Utah thing though, because I knew a non-mormon family in New Mexico who did it. Harley for Harold and Lilly. It tends to evoke images of motorcycles rather than his parents, though...
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